Helps in digestion

The piperine content of black pepper makes it a great digestive. It stimulates the taste buds to signal the stomach toproducemorehydrochloric acid. This acid is essential to digest proteins and other foods in the stomach, which when left undigestedcauseflatulence, indigestion,diarrhoea,constipationandacidity. The excess hydrochloric acid secreted helps in preventing these conditions.